Fiction
Verdict: Read it for the challenge
This was the first novel from Haruki Murakami that I've read. I've been hearing a lot of hype around Murakami as a writer, so I decided to try it out.
Dear reader, this was one of the most confusing novels I've ever written. It's definitely a fantasy novel, drifting in and out of reality and never explicitly explaining the main plot line. I'm not going to go through the plot line because watching that unfold is literally the only redeeming feature in this novel.
It was well written and descriptive, but the main character fell flat with me - I couldn't find a thing interesting about her. I kept waiting for a hook or surprise, but just kept running into more confusing twists. It definitely felt like a fever dream. The plot does resolve by the end, but in the most unsatisfying way ever. The story just kind of ends. I wondered what in the world I got from reading it and spending time when it was done. Again, perhaps with this novel, I just missed the whole damn genius. I will try another Murakami to see if it's a style or an intentional choice for this novel. I'm not trying to crap on the author, I'm just so confused.
If you venture in, prepare for confusion.
~Becky~
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